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OUR TELNO 763 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1133: HONG KONG RESIDENT DETAINED IN CHINA: CHONG KWEE SUNG
1 BEFORE RECEIPT OF HONG KONG TUR, COUNSELLOR TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF A CALL ON OTHER BUSINESS ON ZHAO JIHUA (DIRECTOR, HKMAO, MFA) ON 13 JULY TO REFER TO THIS CASE, WHICH WE HAD RAISED ON SEVERAL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WITH ZHAO'S DEPUTY, WANG GUISHENG. WE REPEATED AND REINFORCED OUR PREVIOUS EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN AND ASKED IF ZHAO COULD NOW GIVE US ANY INFORMATION. WE HOPED THAT THE MFA WOULD BE ABLE TO INTERVENE WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES SO THAT CHONG'S FAMILY COULD BE GIVEN ACCURATE NEWS AND ACCESS AND SO THAT IF HE WAS SUSPECTED OF HAVING COMMITTED SOME CRIME HE WOULD BE ASSURED OF AN EARLY TRIAL.
2. ZHAO HAD NO INFORMATION ON THIS CASE. HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK THE FACTS AND THEN RESPOND.
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WE SHALL HAVE ANOTHER GO AT ZHAO IN THE MARGINS OF THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS (20-22 JULY). WE SUGGEST THAT THE QUESTION OF ACTION IN LONDON SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THEREAFTER, IN THE LIGHT OF HIS RESPONSE. ONE DIFFICULTY ABOUT A MINISTER'S TAKING THIS UP FORMALLY WITH THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR IS THAT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO FORMAL LOCUS (EXCEPT WHAT WE HAVE IN RAISING GENERAL HUMAN RIGHTS CASES WITHOUT A HONG KONG ANGLE): WE DO NOT WISH TO
PROVOKE A HIGH-LEVEL CHINESE REJOINDER ON THESE LINES WHICH COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR US INFORMALLY TO RAISE, AND GET RESULTS ON, SIMILAR BUT LESS INTRACTABLE CASES IN FUTURE.
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